Even before Occupy Denver protesters started setting fires in Civic Center Park last night, they were wearing out their welcome with some people, who tired of seeing Civic Center Park, which Mayor Robert Speer envisioned as a crown jewel in Denver’s crown, turned into a trash heap…
Westword’s Cafe Section Stirring Reading I want to let you know that Lori Midson’s Chef and Tell interview is my favorite part of Westword, even more than Savage Love (!). I’m amazed by how full a sense of each chef I get via her relevant, well-written bio data and meaningful…
As one of the most hyped quarterbacks ever, Tim Tebow has a lot of crosses to bear — and he makes a fine target, as well. Before the Denver Broncos took on the New England Patriots last weekend, www.change.org reminded people of a petition started by a local man, Andy…
Just in the Nick of time, Kenny Be presents cool holiday greeting cards for Colorado’s hottest celebrities…
To sum it up briefly, Occupy Denver’s meeting with Police Chief Robert White this afternoon lasted less than an hour and ended without any decisions or a consensus, but the main issue remained unresolved: whether there would be a police raid on the camp to remove its built-up fort city…
Update: KannaLife did receive exclusive rights to the US patent on marijuana, but CEO Dean Petkanas told our sister blog Toke of the Town last night that it only applies to a very specific medical condition and that they have no plans to expand their research. “We don’t want to…
Back in May, the governor signed a bill to increase efforts to stop bullying, adding that students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender should be protected — especially after a number of gay teen suicides. One Colorado, a statewide LGBT advocacy group, took the ball and ran with it,…
If you can get past the fact that Dick Cheney’s name is spelled wrong in the title of this video, the rest of it is still confusing. On Friday, a handful of Occupy Denver protesters visited the site of the former vice president’s recent (and secretive) trip to the Brown…
Thanks to the increasing push for more oil and gas drilling, communities once considered out of the fray are being drawn into the controversies over hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” — even folks in the stunning North Fork Valley, an area better known for its organic farms, ranches operated by the…
Friday marked a stark contrast between the polite Civic Center Park of yesterday and its new protest version 2.0. In the center of the park, the Civic Center Conservancy held a belated birthday party for the park’s greatest supporter, former Denver Mayor Robert Speer. And in the front of the…
Denver has been threatened with doom many times — when the transcontinental railroad threatened to skip the infant city, when numerous booms went bust, when the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons plant caught fire. Although the homegrown PeaceJam has debunked the latest doomsday scenario — that the Mayan calendar predicts the…
The somewhat anti-climatic showdown between Tim Tebow and Tom Brady may have been the most hyped story of the week before Sunday, but it was the neck-bearded man who Tebow replaced who made the biggest headlines afterward — by ending the Green Bay Packers’s perfect season in dramatic fashion. It…
Last Friday morning, metro area highways were almost as crowded as a Republican presidential debate when supporters of Ron Paul unfurled banners, slowing traffic along the routes. And although the Colorado Department of Transportation says such advertisements are against the law, Paul proponents insist they’d do it again…
Our annual look at the year’s most memorable mug shots is just getting started. We kicked off with collections focusing on intimidating images and snaps of celebrities and notables. Now, check out those jailbound models with the most interesting facial and neck tattoos. See them below, and be sure to…
Sarah’s Medicated Teas, available in single and triple strengths, are a soothing blend of herbs and ganja wrapped up in little pouches ready to enjoy hot or cold. They are an easy and discrete treat for any patient looking for a little relief and make for a great winter time…
A New York City undercover investigation of online gun sales in fourteen states has found that a majority of the 125 unlicensed sellers contacted were eager to sell firearms to buyers they knew couldn’t pass a background check, a violation of federal law. Colorado sellers fared somewhat better than those…
ColoradoSchoolGrades.com, a new website developed by a coalition education advocacy groups, attempts to simplify the process of figuring out whether a school is a gem or a lemon. Using the same data used by the state to label schools on a scale from “performance” to “turnaround,” the easy-to-use website gives…
A guy rolled through Denver today — and down the bus lane in Broadway — in a massive double-carriage contraption pulled buy six big brown horses. The whole thing looked sort of like a homeless guy with a shopping cart, but on the Oregon Trail. Apparently, he is Lee the…
Denver blog posts love changing partners. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons is impressed by the youngest Nuggets, but he wonders if they’ll see the court given George Karl’s reluctance to play rookies. Colorado Pols: Scott Gessler’s proposed changes to campaign finance rules have attracted the worst cheering section ever. Denver Frank…
Earlier this week at the pseudo-monthly medical marijuana workgroup meeting, officials named the first five fully licensed Denver medical marijuana centers. Verde Wellness Center, Medicine Man, Colorado Alternative Medicine and both iVita Wellness locations got the go-ahead from the city and state. And while some would say Colorado’s regulation could…
Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former Illinois Governor who’s headed to prison for trying to broker a political deal, is now trying to broker another. Blago, who was sentenced to fourteen years in the clink for trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama (among other forms of…
On a Sunday night in November, four Larimer County Jail inmates allegedly squirted feces and urine at deputies using shampoo bottles, flooding part of the facility and starting what officials called a riot. Now, the four men in question have been identified and charged with nine separate counts that could…
